Chief Weekly

Monday - B Day. Firehouse visits @ ZE for Kdg & 1st Grade I Good News Club 3:45-4:45pm | Book Club Meeting 3:45-4:45pm.

Tuesday - C Day. Yoga Club 7:30-8:05am I Firehouse visits @ ZE for 2nd Grade I Girls on the Run Practice 3:45-5:00pm.

Wednesday - D Day. Book Club Meeting 3:45-4:45pm.

Thursday - A Day. Yoga Club 7:30-8:05am I Girls on the Run Practice 3:45-5:00pm.

Friday - NO SPECIALS. Early Release Day @ 1:10pm [dismissal will start at 1:05pm]

*NO Drama Club this week.

*Gray Counseling Week

**The Parent Survey (Character Plus cSurvey) will be OPEN from Oct. 1st - Oct. 21st.

To access the survey, please go to https://bit.ly/3zt1MEG and use password zitz325 to take the

survey.

Dear Zitzman Families,

We are working to improve the character initiative at Zitzman Elementary, and we would appreciate it if you would complete our parent survey. The information you provide is important to us and will be used in school planning.

The survey should only take 10 minutes of your time. Please complete the survey today, if possible, but no later than October 21, 2024.

Your response to the survey is anonymous, confidential, and voluntary. Responding to the survey constitutes your consent for us to use the information for district and school planning.

To access the survey, please go to https://bit.ly/3zt1MEG and use password zitz325 to take the survey.

Thank you for your assistance.

Leading & learning with a smile,

Dr. Sladek

Please mark your child's music program in your calendar. All music programs begin at 6pm in the Zitzman gym. Please reach out to afranzen@mvr3.k12.mo.us with any questions.

3rd Grade | November 7th

4th Grade | December 12th

2nd Grade | March 13th

1st Grade | April 10th

Meramec Valley R-III School District invites all parents, staff, students, & community members to learn more about the initial design for a new 7th & 8th grade Middle School. Meetings hosted by Riverbend Middle School will begin at 6 PM on Oct. 22, Nov. 19, and Dec. 17.

Stakeholder input is an important step in the design process, so please join us as we begin this exciting project! Find out more at bit.ly/MVR3MP.

1st session YogaKids will start Tuesday, October 8th. If your student received a confirmation form today in their Thursday folder, they will be in the 1st session. If they signed up to be in YogaKids and did not get a form today, they will be in a future session. You will hear from Mrs. Anding about when that will be at a later date.

If you have questions, please email Mrs. Anding: janding@mvr3.k12.mo.us.

***We are attempting to set up a Yoga Club - Session 1 "rooms" on the new communication platform to help with further communication - so stay tuned and be on the look out for that access to communicate going forward!

• Emails will be sent out to parents and guardians for vaccine noncompliance.
• Please ensure that medical records are up to date by October 11th. You can update them through the parent portal or by contacting the school nurse and provided the needed documents.

Below you will find All Things Homecoming!

• Button Sales are open through October 4th.
• Spirit Week is the week of OCTOBER 7th-11th.
• This gives you a week or so to prepare if you want to join in on all the fun!

Please complete this registration form below if you are interested in your child participating in the Little League Basketball Program.
Girls and boys in grades 1st through 4th grade from our elementary buildings are eligible to participate.
All games will be played on Saturdays at Riverbend School (2085 Highway N in Pacific).
Student participation will determine program organization and scheduling of games.

1ST AND 2ND GRADE STUDENTS:
Students in 1st and 2nd grades will form teams to compete against each other.
The basketball season for 1st and 2nd grade will start in January after Winter Break and conclude in February.

3RD AND 4TH GRADE STUDENTS:
Students in 3rd and 4th grades will form teams to compete against each other.
The basketball season for 3rd and 4th grades will start in late February and finish in March.

Registration is open now through December 1st.
There will be a $25.00 fee due once registration is complete.

**More information on payment when you click the button below to register!

Held at the Pacific Youth Association Ball Fields: 650 S 6th St, Pacific, MO 63069, "Sandlot" style baseball is come when you can, and as you are. Whichever players and coaches show up each night, will be split up and play a fun game of baseball. Everyone's loved it so far! It is just a great way to keep kids interested throughout the fall.

Regular meetings will occur on the third Wednesday of each month at 4:00pm. There will be childcare provided by PTO if you are unable to find childcare for you kiddo and want to attend!

Reach out to PTO at zitzmanelempto@gmail.com

See the list of upcoming events below and use the button to sign up for the event you are interested in through our 'givebutter' links!

As we head into the month of October our Trunk or Treat event is right around the corner, on Friday, October 18th. Sign up below!

We have designated drop boxes around the building if you want to send some with your student or bring them up and drop them off!

• October 11 - Homecoming | Early Release @ 1:10pm (Dismissal will start at 1:05pm)
  
• October 14 - No School | Professional Development
• October 16 - PTO Meeting @ 4pm
• October 18 - Trunk or Treat @ 6-7pm
• October 23 - Board Meeting @ 6pm
• November 1 - No School | Professional Development
• November 8 - End of First Trimester | Early Release @ 1:10
• November 11-15 - Conference Week